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Newspaper
Columbia Herald
Location
Columbia, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
8
An advertisement in The Weekly Herald by a Maury County firm offers to plant two thousand acres in cotton in 1910. The firm will supply wet weather, guarantee 3X per pound in seed, and provide extra if cotton is delivered by November 16. Prices imply about 11 to 12 cents per pound in seed, signaling strong local optimism.
In a brief payment request, G M Cob le of Kenawa Oklahoma asks the Herald be renewed. He notes two dollars for renewal and payment for the present year, praising the paper and stating he has taken it for years and wishes it to continue.
Sheriff Rimmer of Jefferson county arrived Monday with a warrant for Puller Reed a white man taken back to East Tennessee to answer larceny charges Reed the sole eye witness in the Martin case was jailed Saturday for drunkenness by the loyal police Deputy Goad planned to arrest him when he came to court Wednesday Catching the train in one hour ten minutes the Jefferson sheriff arrived on the very fret train
A Christmas song service at First Methodist Church drew a good crowd despite bad weather. The choir directed by Mrs. Chas Sharp performed a challenging program with solos by Mrs. Sharp and several others, plus a violin piece by Mrs. H P Harkreader and organ accompaniment by Mrs. A Q Fulton. A brief talk on Heart Music was given by Rev A G Dinewiddle.
Police officer M M O'Bryant was mortally wounded and a black suspect fatally wounded in a raid on a crap game in a negro quarter of Birmingham. Two other negroes were jailed as accessories. Both wounded men were taken to a hospital and later declared not expected to live. Authorities arrested two more suspects for identification.
Local office reports a thirty percent rise in Maryland business activity with a rush of inquiries and orders indicating growing demand for local services.
Post office figures show a 30 percent rise in Columbia Maury county money orders over last year with over four hundred domestic orders purchased last week. Postmaster Jackson reports $2,198.30 gain versus last year as $8,716.42 weekly totals reflect holiday spending and outbound transfers. Allegations of police misconduct from N C Whitaker against Jake Stagge and Ed Moran surface again with requests for suspension pending hearing.
Congressman Padgett arrived home Monday from Washington and will stay through the holiday recess. He said Congress would likely be a routine session with nothing sensational expected, though unforeseen moves are always possible. He noted the President’s message avoided contentious detail, reserving major questions for future addresses.
In Nashville bookshops the Morrocco bound calendar style volume Friendship Through the Year by Mrs Frank D Lander is selling briskly. Praised for its thoughtful daily selections from English literature, the gift book appeals to Columbia and Maury county friends as a Christmas present.
Frank J. Cheney swears as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co that his firm will pay one hundred dollars for each uncured case of catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A. W. Gleason attests December 6, 1886. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. testimonials available. Toledo, Ohio, locally advertised with Hall's pills for constipation.
Manager Barker has secured Buster Brown for March as part of a high class lineup. Also booked are The College Boy on December 25th, The Lyman Twins in March, and Polly of the Circus on an upcoming set night.
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